The team had a 14-45 record the previous year, had a bunch of new players and played without the benefit of a home field, splitting their season across three local ballparks. How could I resist? Peggy Lowe has worked at The Orange County Register since 2005 covering politics, immigration and courts. She lives in Long Beach, Calif. Nice work. MORE >>

Artistry, of course, is not something you can get from a “ten tips” in a CareerBuilder article. With social media, there's no excuse not to share the benefit of your gifts (we ALL have them!) Threshold Consulting: Its Your Life, Own It! Friedman: The World Is Flat 3.0:   Well, it’s that time again! But let’s face it. Thanks! MORE >>

  When compared to Facebook, the two best branded job boards, CareerBuilder and Monsterboard, have dismal website traffic.  Here are other online networking sites which all have unique benefits too numerous to mention here.  Day 7. The key to networking, of course, is to find people you can network with.  MORE >>

Or spend a whole day on career sites like: Monster, HotJobs.yahoo, CareerBuilder, or ServiceLocator. File for Unemployment Benefits If you were fired or laid off, you likely qualify for unemployment benefits. File a claim for unemployment insurance benefits under the state you live in. Tap into your resources. MORE >>

Be sure your profile has relevant experience (to the job description), your strengths (functional relative to the hard skills such as a particular technology, not something like team player) and your accomplishments (what the issue was, what your role was, how you accomplished the task and what the benefit was). First, what do you want to do? MORE >>